Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

A BDNF-TrkB autocrine loop enhances senescent cell viability

  • Carlos Anerillas,
  • Allison B. Herman,
  • Rachel Munk,
  • Amanda Garrido,
  • Kwan-Wood Gabriel Lam,
  • Matthew J. Payea,
  • Martina Rossi,
  • Dimitrios Tsitsipatis,
  • Jennifer L. Martindale,
  • Yulan Piao,
  • Krystyna Mazan-Mamczarz,
  • Jinshui Fan,
  • Chang-Yi Cui,
  • Supriyo De,
  • Kotb Abdelmohsen,
  • Rafael de Cabo,
  • Myriam Gorospe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33709-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Selective elimination of senescent cells is an approach that has shown promise to ameliorate age-associated pathologies in preclinical models. Here the authors report that BDNF enhances senescent cell viability via TrkB in cultured cells, and that TrkB inhibition can reduce the accumulation of senescent cells in aged mouse organs.